摘要:
A differential circuit having a relatively simple structure capable of delivering a linear transfer characteristic and expanding an input dynamic range. An increase in magnitude of differential input voltage V.sub.in applied to each gate of differential-pair MOSFETs M1 and M2 in the differential circuit decreases control voltage V.sub.CONT in a control circuit. On the other hand, since a current fed to MOSFETs M3 and M4 in the differential circuit decreases simultaneously, a current supplied to the differential-pair MOSFETs M1 and M2 in the differential circuit increases. Thus, the present invention makes it possible to effectively expand the input dynamic range with respect to differential input voltage V.sub.in.
摘要:
Digital information including a sync data field and a user data field subsequent thereto is read from a storage media as a digital information signal in an analog signal format. The obtained signal is sampled according to a clock signal and is thereby transformed into a digital information signal in a digital format. In the sync data field, the clock signal is synchronized with the digital information signal by an analog PLL circuit. Thereafter, in the user data field, the clock signal is synchronized with the digital information signal by a digital PLL circuit.
摘要:
A magnetic disk storage apparatus provides with a phase locked loop or a phase sync circuit including a phase comparator, a charge pump, a filter and a voltage-controlled oscillator. The phase sync circuit includes a register which is connected to an information processing system and adapted to store therein the response characteristics of the phase comparator, the charge pump, the filter and the voltage-controlled oscillator as instructed from the information processing system. In this way, in accordance with the information on the response characteristics from the information processing system, the phase sync circuit is controlled thereby to assure a stable operation even in the case of the data transfer speed varying between inner and outer track such as occurs in a magnetic disk.
摘要:
A signal processing delay circuit is fabricated as a semiconductor integration circuit to cope with increase in the data transfer speed and data recording and reproducing density on a recording medium. In the delay circuit, the amount of delay of a reference delay circuit of a delay PLL is controlled to take a fixed value independent of deviation in quality of the semiconductor circuit, change in power, and alteration in temperature. A control signal supervising the delay amount of the reference delay circuit is employed to control amounts of delay of input signals supplied to a window adjustment delay circuit of a window adjustment circuit and a T/2 generation delay circuit generating a synchronizing signal. Each of these delay circuits includes an analog variable delay circuit having the same configuration. The window adjustment delay circuit is supervised by a signal obtained by weighting the control signal by a D/A converter. A data acquisition circuit and a data write circuit each include an analog variable delay circuit.
摘要:
In a signal processing unit for writing/reading data on/from a disk-shaped recording medium of a disk apparatus, all of a data separator, a code decoder circuit, a code encoder and a write compensation circuit are constructed on a one-chip integrated circuit. The data separator separates a synchronization clock from a code data reproduced from the disk. The code decoder circuit produces decoded data from the synchronization clock as the output from the data separator, and synchronized code data. The code encoder encodes data supplied from a host computer or a disk controller into code data. The write compensation circuit compensates for a peak shift with respect to write code data. This integrated circuit is fabricated by a Bipolar-CMOS process by which a bipolar transistor and a CMOS transistor are mixed with each other thereon.
摘要:
When data are memorized in a 2-7 RLL code on a disc shaped memorizing medium using a sector format, as an address mark in each sector a 2-7 illegal pattern is used; a 1-byte data "8B" in an NRZ signal is converted into a 2-7 RLL code, and further it is modified into the 2-7 illegal pattern.A disc controller in a disc memory inserts the 1-byte data "8B" into a specified position in an NRZ signal and transmits it to an encoder/decoder. In the encoder, the 1-byte data "8B" in an NRZ signal is detected, and a 2-7 illegal pattern is formed by reversing a specified bit of a 2-7 RLL code formed by converting the 1-byte data "8B", and the illegal pattern is sent to the read/write amplifier.
摘要:
A magnetic disk storage apparatus having a magnetic disk-type storage medium; a head for reading data recorded on the magnetic disk-type storage medium, a processor, a phase synchronizing circuit having a controllable response characteristic and for outputting a clock signal to handle the data read from the magnetic disk-type storage medium, and a memory for storing information to control the response characteristic of the phase synchronizing circuit previously set in accordance with an access position on the magnetic disk-type storage medium. The processor generates the access position on the magnetic disk-type storage medium and data for commanding the control of the response characteristic of the phase synchronizing circuit in accordance with the information stored in the memory, and commands the control of the response characteristic by the data for the command, at a time consistent with a time of a seek operation of the head for the access position on the magnetic disk-type storage medium or a time before the seek operation of the head. Further, the response characteristic is controlled by the command.
摘要:
A signal processing delay circuit is fabricated as a semiconductor integration circuit to cope with increase in the data transfer speed and data recording and reproducing density on a recording medium. In the delay circuit, the amount of delay of a reference delay circuit of a delay PLL is controlled to take a fixed value independent of deviation in quality of the semiconductor circuit, change in power, and alteration in temperature. A control signal supervising the delay amount of the reference delay circuit is employed to control amounts of delay of input signals supplied to a window adjustment delay circuit of a window adjustment circuit and a T/2 generation delay circuit generating a synchronizing signal. Each of these delay circuits includes an analog variable delay circuit having the same configuration. The window adjustment delay circuit is supervised by a signal obtained by weighting the control signal by a D/A converter. A data acquisition circuit and a data write circuit each include an analog variable delay circuit.
摘要:
A magnetic disk system which records and reproduces data on a magnetic disk at different data transfer rates depending on a track position on the disk includes a transversal waveform equalizing circuit which implements an optimal waveform shaping for a readout waveform. The waveform equalizing circuit consists of a register, a frequency synthesizer, a PLL, and a transversal circuit. The transversal circuit consists of variable delay circuits, variable gain amplifiers, and an adder. The frequency synthesizer produces a write clock signal having a frequency which corresponds to a value stored in the register which depends on the data transfer rate, and the PLL responds to the write clock signal to produce a control signal by which the delay time of the transversal circuit is controlled. Consequently, the delay characteristic is not affected by disparity of circuit components of the transversal circuit, and the write clock frequency and the delay time of the transversal circuit can be set to intended values by merely changing the value stored in the register in response to a variation of the data transfer rate.
摘要:
A magnetic disk storage apparatus provides with a phase locked loop or a phase sync circuit including a phase comparator, a charge pump, a filter and a voltage-controlled oscillator. The phase sync circuit includes a register which is connected to an information processing system and adapted to store therein the response characteristics of the phase comparator, the charge pump, the filter and the voltage-controlled oscillator as instructed from the information processing system. In this way, in accordance with the information on the response characteristics from the information processing system, the phase sync circuit is controlled thereby to assure a stable operation even in the case of the data transfer speed varying between inner and outer track such as occurs in a magnetic disk.